Test Bank for Social Problems Community, Policy, and Social Action 8th Edition By Anna Leon-Guerrero (All Chapters 1-16, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)

Test Bank for Social Problems Community, Policy, and Social Action 8e Anna Leon-Guerrero
(All Chapters 1-16, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)
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Chapter 01 Test Bank - Easy
Questions & Answers

1. A social condition or pattern of behavior that has negative consequences for individuals and our
social world is referred to as which of these?
A. social problem
B. personal issue
C. structural constraint
D. human agency
Correct Answer: A. social problem

2. A theory is a set of assumptions and propositions used for explanation, prediction, and
understanding.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A. True

3. According to Spector and Kituse, social problems can be identified as happening in how many
stages?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Correct Answer: C. four

4. Applied research has a specific intent to utilize findings for policy implementation.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A. True

5. C. Wright Mills defined the ______ as a small group of political, business, and military elite who
exclusively control our society.
A. power elite
B. bourgeoisie
C. proletariat




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D. prestige elite
Correct Answer: A. power elite

6. Identifying an issue as a social problem is a subjective process. Taking a private trouble and
transforming it into a public issue is an example of what stage in this process?




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A. stage 1




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B. stage 2
C. stage 3
D. stage 4
Correct Answer: A. stage 1

7. In the first stage of the identification of a social problem, activists, advocates, and victims of the
problem feel distrust toward formal organizations.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B. False

8. Quantitative research methods focus on the collection of ______.
A. statistical data
B. independent variables
C. dependent variables
D. social life as people experience it
Correct Answer: A. statistical data

9. What is the term for the ability to link our own lives and experiences with our social world?
A. sociology
B. sociological imagination
C. globalization
D. socialism
Correct Answer: B. sociological imagination

10. Which perspective considers how society is held together by power and coercion for the benefit
of those in power?
A. functionalist perspective
B. symbolic interactionist perspective
C. conflict perspective
D. power perspective
Correct Answer: C. conflict perspective

11. Which research method traces a sequence of events over time?
A. focus groups
B. secondary data analysis




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C. survey research
D. historical and comparative methods
Correct Answer: D. historical and comparative methods

12. Which type of theory focuses on the individual level of analysis of society?




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A. macro theory
B. micro theory
C. meso theory
D. anomic theory
Correct Answer: B. micro theory

13. Which type of theory focuses on the societal level of analysis of society?
A. macro theory
B. micro theory
C. meso theory
D. anomic theory
Correct Answer: A. macro theory

14. ______ refers to an awareness of an individual’s social position in society.
A. Class consciousness
B. Class awareness
C. Class alienation
D. Class subjectivity
Correct Answer: A. Class consciousness

15. ______ use their responses to support, educate, and empower individuals and their
communities.
A. Social researchers
B. Social advocates
C. Social interactionists
D. Social innovators
Correct Answer: B. Social advocates




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Chapter 01 Test Bank - Hard
Questions & Answers

1. According to feminist scholarship, what fundamentally orders social life and social institutions?
A. Economic systems
B. Technological advancements
C. Political ideologies
D. Gender and gender relations
Correct Answer: D. Gender and gender relations

2. Carla is conducting a study examining the effect of income on available housing. “Available
housing” is the ______.
A. null hypothesis
B. dependent variable
C. research question
D. independent variable
Correct Answer: B. dependent variable

3. Christopher works at a factory doing the same repetitive task all day. He has little interaction with
his coworkers, and he never sees the finished product that he helps produce. Drawing from the
conflict perspective, what term best describes Christopher’s work experience?
A. self−awareness
B. class consciousness
C. alienation
D. human agency
Correct Answer: C. alienation

4. Describe how social policy can lead to social change. Using specific examples, describe the role
of social advocates and social innovation in facilitating social change.
A. Sample response: Social policy refers to the enactment of a course of action through formal law
or program. Policies reflect and shape the way society views social problems and the people who
may experience these problems. For example, single parents may have difficulties affording
childcare for their children, so they are able to work outside of the home. In response to this social
problem, the U.S. government has developed financial assistance programs that can help parents
pay for childcare including childcare subsidies (or vouchers). Head Start and Early Head Start are
other programs that have been designed to help families who have low incomes prepare their
children for school. Social advocates use their resources to support, educate, and empower




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individuals and their communities. Using the same example, a social advocate could help educate a
low-income family on various resources that are available to help them. Social innovation may take
the form of a policy, a program, or advocacy that features an untested or unique approach. There
have been many innovative approaches used to assist low-income families. For example, Habitat
for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that has helped build more than 1 million houses worldwide
for individuals in need of housing.
Correct Answer: Self Answer by Student




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